Saunders had his sights set on a multi-year deal after throwing 175 innings with a 4.07 ERA for the Diamondbacks and Orioles last season and the 32-year-old left-hander was linked to a fair number of teams, but ultimately none made him a priority.

Interestingly enough, thats beneath what they were paying Vargas, who is a nearly identical pitcher. He’s getting 8.75 mil this year for the Halos. Since Kendrys is gettign $5.25 mil this year, the M’s basically grabbed a power bat with some upside for $3.5 mil.

Vargas era the last 3 yrs at Angels stadium 1.83 hes a So Cal guy pitched with Weave at Long Beach St. I remember when we traded Saunders for Haren. That was tough he came up through the Halo organization & had 16 wins the yr before the trade even with a 4.70 era. But Haren was good so they made the trade. Saunders cried like a baby when he found out he had been traded. Took him a couple of years to get his confidence back. I like Joe but he gives up a ton of runs. Morales does have some pop but his ankle is messed up. Cant see how this helps Seattle to much but hey after last year they can only get better.